Handel thanked President Trump during her victory speech as well as Vice President Mike Pence, demonstrating a Republican party far more solid than anticipated. Six women have served in Congress representing Georgia as Democrats since 1940, i... More..

Obviously that means his vote could change once the bill gets amended, but it might be slightly tricky considering his reason for opposing AHCA: Medicaid. Several Democrats have admitted Obamacare needs...More..

United States doctors say he suffered a "severe neurological injury", the most likely cause of which was a cardiopulmonary arrest that had cut the blood supply to the brain. Officials at the University of Cin...More..

Last November, as the GOP swept into power in Washington, two of the election's less noteworthy results came from U.S. House races SC-05 and GA-06, where incumbent Republicans won by more than 20 points in ...More..

The Sena decision significantly comes a day after Thackeray stated it was not interested in backing Kovind if his candidature is aimed at garnering Dalit votes. However, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechur...More..

But the cracks in the opposition camp were visible even before the meeting began as one of the key members, Nitish Kumar of the JD (U), sided with the BJP on the choice of presidential candidate. Meira Kuma...More..

He also wanted Britain to lead a "crusade" for the opening up of services markets globally as it leaves the European Union , and said the country wanted to remain open to skilled workers. British Prime Minis...More..

She has beat back all comers, including last fall, when Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of OH ran against her. Ryan fell well short but garnered dozens of votes, enough to underscore dissatisfaction with Pelosi and ...More..

Underscoring the growing seriousness of the crisis , state-run Qatar Petroleum acknowledged early Friday that some critically important employees "may have been asked to postpone" trips overseas "for opera...More..

The settlements are considered illegal under global law, though Israel disputes this. "Such construction continues to distance us from the only way to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - a two-state soluti...More..

China said it proposed BRICS Plus concept at the just concluded Foreign Ministers meeting to enhance cooperation with various developing nations but ruled out the bloc forming a clique or a military alliance. "...More..

They brought along a Supreme Court sketch artist, named Bill Hennessey to the White House for today's briefing, and while his sketches really don't add much to their reporting, it was the statement it made that...More..

President Barack Obama on Thursday spoke out against a proposed GOP Senate bill that dismantles the Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare . KODJAK: But Caroline Pearson of the consulting firm ...More..

Pelosi insisted that the current leadership structure already gives opportunities to younger members, telling reporters, "I have always featured the young 30-somethings. They must pick up 24 seats to do so. ...More..

Rep. Tim Ryan , who unsuccessfully challenged Pelosi for minority leader previous year, told Business Insider said he did not know how Democrats could take the House in 2018 if the GOP was successfully a...More..

He says he originally suggested the move, which would keep Matt Adams in the lineup at first base. Buster Posey reached double-digits with a wall-scraper down the right field line on Thursday for his 10th h...More..

Abdul Razzaq Cheema , director general of police in Baluchistan province, of which Quetta is capital, told Reuters the bomber had detonated a vehicle packed with explosives. Security forces cordoned off the s...More..

The person familiar with the discovery did not disclose the names but said that those listed had been briefed. Sava declined to put a timeline on when that might happen or when Scalise, 51, will be able to le...More..

At the moment, Syria's eastern border is largely controlled by ISIL, but the Pentagon appears to hope that as their Kurdish and Free Syrian Army allies roll up the terrorist organization, these friendlies...More..

He said a Friday tweet from Trump was specifically directed at a story in The Washington Post about the expanding probe into Russia's election meddling. He continued: "The best thing that can happen for...More..

Bitterness between chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD president Lalu Prasad was visible at the Iftar Party hosted by Lalu at his Patna residence on Friday. "This is a fight of ideologies, no midway her...More..

And while Democrats have been on a losing streak lately - going down to defeat in all of the special congressional elections so far this year - she said that would turn around soon. The two Republican ...More..

But there was also much absent. Grammar schools were not mentioned at all, despite the Conservative manifesto pledge to consult on opening new selective schools. "I think it's wholly right that the presiden...More..

In 2016, just as in 2015, more than half of refugees (55 percent) came from just three countries, but South Sudan has replaced Somalia as one of those countries. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Gra...More..

The suspect was not wearing a suicide belt, but was heard shouting " Allahu Akbar " ('God is great' in Arabic) before being shot dead by soldiers, the prosecutor said. The attacker was not believed to have be...More..